Over the weekend, most of us would have seen the viral interview with Professor Robert Kelly. Professor Kelly appeared on the BBC to discuss the impeachment of South Korean President Park Geun-hye, but found himself interrupted by the appearance of his two children....

In line with the growing recognition of the need to re-evaluate existing gender roles (more specifically to increase women’s participation in the workforce), the law has hearkened to the calls for equality and laid down some rights designed to minimize the asymmetry...

In this article, we will be looking at the issue of intellectual property (“IP”) created by employees, and how your business can retain ownership over such IP. Any references to IP in the article would cover only patents and copyrights. The current knowledge economy...

The High Court’s recent decision in Malayan Banking Berhad v Mahkamah Perusahaan Malaysia & Anor [2016] MLRHU 1 (17 October 2016) clarifies the remedies available to a probationer who is on a fixed term employment contract, in an unfair dismissal claim. Briefly,...

In Malaysia, the term “constructive dismissal” refers to an act of an employee in terminating his employment due to a breach of contract committed by the employer. The breach committed must have been so severe that it had altered the essential terms of an...

Latest reports show that 31,476 Malaysian employees were retrenched (or laid off) between January and September this year. Retrenchments are often (but not necessarily) the result of economic downturns and are commonly understood as being part of a company’s business...

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